Journal Entry 1 by dodau from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 21, 2005

My first bookbox. Here are the rules.
1)Please journal when you get it and again when you send it on.
2)Please no mills and boon or similar. The only person I knew that liked that was my Nan who is now trying the patience of Angels
3)Take out as many as you want and replace with the same amount unless you can't fit that many in. Yes Sterile you may fill any spaces.
4)Send on as quickly as possible please.

List of participants in order
AnglersRest
Sterile
Blum
Caffcaff
Yowlyy
Caro1
Niccijl
Arturogrande
Catrionamoore
Redhouse
Doo-oalee
Sunlightbub
Droogie
pinkrosymolly
Cartref
Giz-Angel
Foxy737
Iagegu
Abrokenstarr
angellica,

Back to me

More people welcome but will be added to the end.

Have fun.

The box starts out with these books
The Weight of Water by Anita Shreeve
The Confessions of Max Tivioli by Andrew Sean Greer
Lorlei's Secret by Carolyn Parkhurst
Round Ireland with a fridge by Tony Hawkes
The Last Temptation by Val McDermid
Demon Seed by Dean Koontz
Archangel by Sharon Shinn
I love Everyone by Lori Notaro
City of Truth by James Morrow
Time of Arrival by Susan Sallis
Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs
Altered Land by Jules Hardy


And if anyone is interested Redhouse has a small perpetual box running. Pm her if you want to join that one.
 

Journal Entry 2 by dodau at by mail in to the next participant, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, June 28, 2005

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Journal Entry 3 by AnglersRest from Teignmouth, Devon United Kingdom on Friday, July 01, 2005

The box arrived today with a few goodies inside - thanks.
I'm just going to have my lunch and occupy myself this afternoon with having a good look through the box. 

Journal Entry 4 by AnglersRest from Teignmouth, Devon United Kingdom on Sunday, July 03, 2005

Over the last few days I've spend several hours having a look through the box and enjoying the goodies contained therein!

I've removed:
Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs
Round Ireland wuth a Fridge by Tony Hawkins
Lorelli's Secret by Carolyn Parkhurst
The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve
I love Everybody (And other Atrocious Lies) by Laurie Notaro

I've put in the box:
Jumping to Conclusions by Christina Jones
September by Rosamunde Pilcher
Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler
Tobo, A real life Tenko by Jane Tierney
As the Crow Flies by Jeffrey Archer

I've also added a few more goodies to help the box on its way.
Thanks for this dodau.

I have Sterile's address, so the box will be off on its travels this week. 

Journal Entry 5 by AnglersRest from Teignmouth, Devon United Kingdom on Thursday, July 07, 2005

The book box was posted off to Sterile by Parcel Force on 6th July. 

Journal Entry 6 by Sterile from Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom on Saturday, July 09, 2005

It's Here! Actually it arrived yesterday and I never did the journaling thing. Mr Sterile found all the sweeties and scoffed the lot, so thats some more space for books! Thanks for the sweeties and he loves you all. Already had a ganders and am taking out:
Tobo - One Woman's Escape
City of Truth
The Confessions of Max Tivoli

Wanting to pass on Monday, Just need to confirm Blum's Address. 

Journal Entry 7 by Sterile from Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom on Monday, July 11, 2005

It's Monday Morning and the box is ready to leave after the weekend stay.
Blum is the next victim and here are the books I have put in -
Wycliffe and the Schoolgirls - W.J Burley
Kissing the Pink - Jane Holland
The Fisher Child - Philip Casey.
Thanks to Dodau and AnglersRest for the logistics.
 

Journal Entry 8 by blum from Slough, Berkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Just arrived and it looks fab!! Going to pack my youngest off to playgroup soon and then hopefully spend the afternooon rifling through it and trying not to eat all the goodies before the kids get back from school!!

15th- all packed, addressed and ready to go on to the next participant this afternoon. I took three books in the end and managed to squeeze four back in, along with a few goodies to replace those that I( errrr....I mean, my children...) ate. 

Journal Entry 9 by AngelChild from Rochester, Kent United Kingdom on Monday, July 18, 2005

Arrived this morning....i've never seen a book box jammed so tightly with books!!!! lol

Havent had a chance yet to have a good rummage but will do that shortly and let you know what i'm taking out and putting in....Thanx for the sweeties blum....kids will enjoy them, as i wont be able to :o( (toothache....) 

Journal Entry 10 by AngelChild from Rochester, Kent United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Ok, i took out:
Angela Carter The Magic Toyshop
Lynn Hightower The Debt Collector
Alan Bennett The Laying On Of Hands

I'm putting in:
A Copy Of Shakespeare My Butt For YowLyy
Frances Fyfield Perfectly Pure & Good
Deborah Wright Under My Spell
and another one that i cant remember lol (i've sealed the box up now DOH!)

Will be posting to Yowlyy today.... 

Journal Entry 11 by AngelChild at Book Box in Controlled Release, --by post or by hand (ie ring, ray, RABCK, trade) -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, July 20, 2005

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This is going off to the next person on the list.... 

Journal Entry 12 by YowlYY from Nottingham, not specified not specified on Saturday, July 23, 2005

The fabulous bookbox arrived yesterday at half eight, but due to work and busy life (a.k.a. vets appointment with two bunnies who just don't fancy vets in any shape!)I only find now time to journal it properly. Thanks for the sweets by the way... Mr YowlYY took half of them away, which I will be replacing with some Italian ones, but no chocolate, as I am not sure what the temperatures will be like when the books will be taking off again :)

I am taking from the box:

Shakespeare My Butt! by John Donoghus - thanks caffcaff :)
The Last Temptation by Val McDermid, because I just adore Tony Hill;
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce

...and I am still thinking what to put in. I will be back to update you on this, though!

Update: OK, almost forgot to write down what I've put in the box... it's Cool for Cats by Jessica Adams and The Chamber by John Grisham. Because of the size of the books I couldn't fit in a third ;) 

Journal Entry 13 by Caro1 from Newark, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Friday, July 29, 2005

Arrived this afternoon. Have only just had chance for a quick peek, as I've attended a local funeral and been on a 250 mile round trip to pick up my aunt since the box arrived. This is my first bookbox and I can't wait to have a good nosey, but with a busy weekend ahead, it will probably be Monday before I get to it. Thanks for posting YowlYY, shame we couldn't arrange a meet-up. More later!

Update

I finally got chance to investigate the box and all its goodies!
I've removed:
Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler
Altered Land by Jules Hardy
The Fisher Child by Philip Casey

I put in:
The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve
Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers
Youth by J. M. Coetzee

...along with some sticks of rock picked up on a day trip to a very dismal Cromer. 

Journal Entry 14 by Caro1 at Royal Mail in dodau's 'The One You Really Want', A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, August 02, 2005

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Journal Entry 15 by niccijl from Bradford, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, August 07, 2005

Waiting for me when I got back from hols. Already decided to remove Under My Spell by Deborah Wright and Jumping to Conclusions by Christina Jones. Will journal again in a couple of days when I send this out, and include the books I'm adding.

And a huge thank you for the bag of goodies inside - what diet!

Have added

The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker

Have posted this out today to arturogrande 

Journal Entry 16 by dodau at by mail in to the next participant, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Monday, August 08, 2005

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Journal Entry 17 by arturogrande from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, August 13, 2005

Wow - this is a brilliant bookbox - and it's got goodies as well!.

I've taken out:

Possessing the Secret of Joy - Alice Walker
Miss Garnet's Angel - Salley Vickers
Youth - J M Coetzee
Cool for Cats - Jessica Adams
Kissing the Pink - Jane Holland.

I've put in:

WolfPointe - Rick Buda
A Guard Within - Sarah Ferguson
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman - Elizabeth Buchan
Bitter Fruit - Achmat Dangor
A Recipe for Bees - Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Catriona lives very close to me, so I've just PM'd to check she's not on holiday. If she's about, I'll take the box round to her.

Thanks very much to dodau for starting the box, and to everyone before me for giving me such a great selection. 

Journal Entry 18 by arturogrande from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Hooray - I met catrionamoore at last!

After many occasions of missing each other and leaving bookboxes on each other's doorsteps, I finally managed to hand over a box in person! 

Journal Entry 19 by catrionamoore from Ellistown, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, August 18, 2005

I met a local bookcrosser at last, who wasn't my childminder! Albeit a rather hurried meeting it was lovely to put the name arturogrande to a friendly face. Thank you for passing the box on, and now the panic is over (my Father is being discharged today)I have had a chance to peruse the box.

I really do not remember signing up to this box, I'm sure dodau snuck my name in when I wasn't looking. I have been rather strict and all the books I thought "ooh that looks interesting" I have put back in the box and only kept the three that I do not want to pass by. As my TBR shelf in the bookcase has now extended to three shelves I'm running out of space to hide them. I am also running on an approximate five month backlog so the strictness will hopefully let me catch up.

Anyway the books I have taken out are

The Twilight Child
A Recipe for Bees
The Demolished Man

I shall replace them with

The Starlight Barking by Dodie Smith
French Revolutions by Tim Moore
A Certain Chemistry by Mil Millington

Hopefully an eclectic enough selection to keep things going. 

Journal Entry 20 by catrionamoore from Ellistown, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, August 22, 2005

In the post today. 

Journal Entry 21 by lellie from Trimley St Mary, Suffolk United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Arrived while I was at work this morning. No one was in and our usual postman was on holiday so instead of leaving it round the back as they usually do, it got taken back to the PO.
MrRedhouse had to go and collect it, so I gave him the sweeties as a reward.

I've had a good look, been remakably restrained and removed only three.
I'll go and trawl my bookshelves now and make another journal entry when I have decided what to put back in. 

Journal Entry 22 by lellie from Trimley St Mary, Suffolk United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Right I've made my choice.

Taking out ;

A Guard Within by Sarah Ferguson
Bitter Fruit by Achmat Dangor
French Revolutions by Tim Moore

Putting in ;

Of Love and Life by Sarah Harrison, Alexandra Raife and Imogen Parker
Lost by Lucy Wadham
The Blood Doctor by Barbara Vine
Exquisite Corpse by Robert Irwin

There's quite a bit of space still so I may sneak in some extras :)

Have PM'd doo-oalee for her address and will send it after the weekend
 

Journal Entry 23 by Doo-oalee from Bride, Bride Isle of Man on Thursday, September 01, 2005

I received this bookbox from redhouse today.Thank you redhouse!By the way I'm not a "she" I am a "he",thanks all the same.I haven't decided what to put in or take out yet,I will tell you all when I do. 

Journal Entry 24 by Doo-oalee from Bride, Bride Isle of Man on Saturday, September 03, 2005

I have taken out WolfPointe by Rick Buda and I have put in The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.What a cool first bookbox. 

Journal Entry 25 by Doo-oalee at bookbox in Bookbox, Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, September 08, 2005

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I have sent this cool bookbox to sunlightbub who's next on the list to get it.Thank you to everyone who has made it so great and to dodau for having the idea! 

Journal Entry 26 by sunlightbub from Wallasey, Merseyside United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Got this today, although it seems it's been sat next door as the PF chap didn't leave a card to say it was there..huuurrrumphhh...

Will have a good look later and take out/ put in!! Thanks Dodau and all for the selection !! 

Journal Entry 27 by droogie from Nottingham, not specified not specified on Friday, September 23, 2005

My first bookbox just arrived on my day off and Haribo Star Mix too!!

I've had a quick look and picked some out but I plan to have a good look and work out what to put in tomorrow then hopefully send it next week.

Thank you!! 

Journal Entry 28 by droogie from Nottingham, not specified not specified on Tuesday, September 27, 2005

I have taken out:

Lucy Wadham - Lost
Robert Irwin - Exquisite Corpse
Anita Shreve - The Last Time They Met
Ben Elton - Stark

and added:
Henry Gilbert - Robin Hood
A.Manette Ansay - Vinegar Hill
Mary Wesley - Part of the Furniture
Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game

and now it will be on its way... thanks 

Journal Entry 29 by pinkrosymolly from Chesterfield, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Saturday, October 01, 2005

Arrived to day. Books and CHOCOLATE!!!!!Thanks Droogie!! 

Journal Entry 30 by pinkrosymolly from Chesterfield, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Sunday, October 09, 2005

After much consideration have taken out

The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold ( for my mum!)
Rosy is my relative - Gerald Durrell
Vinegar Hill _ A Manette Ansay
Part of the furniture - Mary Wesley
The starlight barking - Dodie Smith
Mirror image - Danielle Steele.

Replaced with
Prudence - Jilly Cooper
The teardrop Story Woman - Catherine Lim
The Diary of an American Aupair - Marjorie Leet Ford
High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
Moving On - Kevin Lewis.

Will be handing over to cartref at Derby meet up on tuesday.

Thanks dodau for organising!! 

Journal Entry 31 by cartref from Derby, not specified not specified on Monday, October 17, 2005

Thanks box arrivied ok. Raiding the box as soon as opened:0), will replace books taken and send it on. 

Journal Entry 32 by cartref from Derby, not specified not specified on Tuesday, October 18, 2005

bookbox on its way to giz-angel 

Journal Entry 33 by Giz-angel from Greenwich, Greater London United Kingdom on Thursday, October 20, 2005

YAY I got the box this morning - thanks cartref for getting it to me so quick and for the cunning thumb ring and thanks Dodau for putting this on the road - my first book box!

I am pinching:
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
One Thing Leads to Another by Jamie Holland
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman by Elizabeth Buchan
One for the Money by Carol Clewlow
When the Bulbul Stopped SInging by Raja Shehadeh

I am replacing with:
Begin Again: New and collected poems by Grace Paley
Fallen Angel: A Novel by Don J Snyder (Audiobook)
The Treatment by Mo Hayder
The Marrying Game by Kate Saunders
Women on Death Row by Mike James
The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin
A Cat's Little Instruction Book by Leigh W Rutledge
Paintbox Place by Ruth Rendell (Audiobook)
Your Royal Hostage by Antonia Fraser
A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (Audiobook)

There is SO no space left!

I am taking this down to Foxy737 on Tuesday 25th October so not only is this my first book box, I get to meet my first book crosser too! Yipeeeee!

 

Journal Entry 34 by foxy737 on Friday, October 28, 2005

Arrived this morning, will have to rummage through there are loads in here. Also need to sort out what is going back in. I already have Iagegu's addy to pass on in couple of days. Will re-jounal in's and out's once decided.

Okay back from work and had good rummage;there are loads squeezed into this box took ages to replace the books i wanted as had to find replacement books to fit same gap!!!

there was so much good stuff in here i have ended up being really greedy and taking NINE books a record out from bookbox!!!

okay nine outs are;

Fallen Angel (audio) by Don J Snyder
A funny thing happened on the way to the delivery room (collection) by Various
Women on death row by Mike James
The Marrying game by Kate Saunders
A mothers story by Sara Payne
September by Rosamunde Pilcher
Begin Again (poetry collection) by Grace Paley
I once knew an Indian Woman by Ebbitt Cutler
A child of Eternity by Adriana Rocha and Kristi Jorde

Okay after much re-arranging and shuffling of box contents i found nine to replace these and fit into box!!! these were;

Seven sunny days by Chris Manby
The snow queen by Hans Christian Anderson
Blood stock by John Francombe and James Macgregor
A fine night for dying by Jack Higgins
In pursuit of the proper sinner by Elizabeth George
A Revolution of the sun by Tim Pears
Martin Sloane by Michael Redhill
The dive from Clausen's pier by Ann Packer
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx

Congragratulations on a fantastic selection everyone, you have seriously added to my TBR list, i will be reading for months!!!

 

Journal Entry 35 by foxy737 at bookbox in Controlled release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Saturday, October 29, 2005

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sent on to next on list 

Journal Entry 36 by Iagegu from Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom on Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Gosh! What a huge bookbox.

Have taken out:

The Dive from Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner by Elizabeth George
The Treatment by Mo Hayder
Martin Sloane by Michael Redhill
A Revolution of the Sun by Tim Pears

I have put in a real mixture in the hope that they will appeal to somebody:

Babies Need Books by Dorothy Butler
Secrets of a Sparrow by Dianna Ross
Your Child can be TOP of the Class by Ken Adams
Last Man Down, the fireman's story by Richard Pitch Picciotto
The Modern Library, The 200 best novels in english since 1950

Thanks for a great bookbox.

Will pass on as soon as I get an address. 

Journal Entry 37 by Iagegu at Next Person on List in A Bookbox, Royal Mail -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, November 08, 2005

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Enjoy!

Posted 05/12/05 - Apologies for the delay. 

Journal Entry 38 by angellica from Worksop, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Arrived today bulging with books! I will take a good look later.

Thanks for passing this on :) 

Journal Entry 39 by angellica from Worksop, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Monday, January 09, 2006

Finally had time to sort out this bookbox.

Removing:
Secrets of a Sparrow - Diana Ross
Early Shadows: Children's Images of Kosovo
Seven Sunny Days - Chris Manby
The Blood Doctor - Barbara Vine

Putting in:
Man and boy - Tony Parsons
Book of Heroic Failures: Official Handbook of the Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain - Stephen Pile
Out of the Shelter - David Lodge
Yours Year Book 2005
Magic Eye Magic Nose: Magicked Up by Comic Relief

It is all parcelled up and ready to return to dodau

Thanks for letting me take part. 

Journal Entry 40 by dodau from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire United Kingdom on Monday, January 16, 2006

Hooray, my first bookbox home safe and my how it's grown. Travel was obviously good for it, but not my marriage. Better hide this before hubby gets home. Thanks to all of you who took part and got this box around the UK so speedily. I will be pming you all about number two which will go out at the end of this month.